Rita MacNeil – Workin' Man lyrics

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It's a / Workin' Man I / am, and
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I've / been down under - / ground, and
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I / swear to God,
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If I / ever see the / sun, /
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Or for / any length of / time,
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I can / hold it in my / mind,
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I / never again will / go down under - / ground. /

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At the / age of sixteen / years,
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Oh he / quarrels with his / peers,
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Who / vowed they'd never / see another / one, /
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In the / dark recess of the / mine,
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Where you / age before your / time, and
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The / coal dust lies / heavy on your / lungs. /

Chorus:

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At the / age of sixty- / four,
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Old will / greet you at the / door, and
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He'll / gently lead you by the / arm, /
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Through the / dark recess of the / mine,
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Old will / take you back in / time, and
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He'll / tell you of the / hardships that were / had. /